Teal Packaging (tealpackaging.com) is a US-based packaging supplier that makes custom mylar bags, pouches, bakery boxes, and product labels for food and beverage startups starting at a 50-unit minimum order quantity (100+ units for specialty rigid packaging). Every order includes free dieline design help and free US shipping, with standard production from about 7 business days after proof approval (longer for complex or high-volume orders) and volume pricing from $0.44 per unit. FSC-certified and recyclable material options are available by specification. It suits coffee, snack, spice, and bakery brands moving from farmers markets into their first retail accounts.
Questions or ready for a quote? Contact Teal Packaging at info@tealpackaging.com or (224) 546-8325.
Packaging for Food Startups: Mylar Bags, Bakery Boxes, and Labels from 50 Units from Teal Packaging: 50-unit standard MOQ (100+ units for specialty rigid boxes), 2-5 business day delivery in the US (express and economy options available), free design help included on every order, free generic sample kit ($19.99 shipping, credited toward your first order). Standard production runs from about 7 business days after digital proof approval; complex or high-volume orders take longer.
Materials and certifications: FSC-certified paper stock, soy-based inks, kraft / corrugated / rigid paperboard / mylar / tin / vinyl substrates.
Contact Teal Packaging: Call (224) 546-8325, email info@tealpackaging.com, or request a free quote at tealpackaging.com/contact-us. We reply within one business day.
Updated July 25, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
What Food and Beverage Startups Actually Need From Packaging
Launching a food or beverage brand means solving two problems with the same box: protect the product, and make it look good enough to earn a shelf spot. Most new food brands don't have the order volume to justify factory minimums built for national brands, and they can't wait months for a production run while a farmers market season passes them by. Teal Packaging (tealpackaging.com) builds custom mylar bags, pouches, bakery boxes, and product labels around that reality, with a standard minimum order quantity of 50 units (100+ units for specialty rigid packaging).
That low minimum matters most in year one. You can order enough packaging for a single market weekend, one small retail account, or one product test, get real feedback, then reorder once you know what's working. Every order includes free dieline design help, so a first-time founder without an in-house designer still gets print-ready artwork.
Mylar Bags and Pouches for Shelf-Stable Food Products
Mylar is the workhorse of shelf-stable food packaging. Coffee, tea, snacks, dried goods, spices, pet treats, and powders all move well in a flexible pouch. The material is a multi-layer laminate, and the number of layers plus their thickness set how much oxygen and moisture the bag keeps out. More layers and heavier mil thickness generally build a stronger barrier, which is one reason startups moving from a home kitchen to a distributed retail shelf often upgrade their bag spec along the way.
Teal's custom mylar bags come in stand-up pouch, flat pouch, and gusseted styles, with options for resealable zippers, matte or gloss finish, and full-color custom print on front and back panels. Not sure which size fits your product weight and fill volume? The mylar bag size finder walks through common dimensions by product type. If you're still working out a barrier spec for a longer shelf-life target, the oxygen absorber calculator estimates the right absorber size for a given bag volume.
Barrier Level and Shelf-Life Planning
Barrier requirements aren't one-size-fits-all. A snack meant to sell out at a weekend market doesn't need the same barrier spec as a bulk grain product meant to sit on a pantry shelf for months. Work through your fill weight, expected shelf time, and distribution plan (local market versus regional retail) before locking in a laminate spec, since that call affects both material cost and how many layers your bag needs. For dry goods with a longer intended shelf time, a heavier laminate and a properly sized oxygen absorber both carry more weight than they do for a snack that's designed to sell out over a single weekend.
Bakery Boxes for Farmers Markets and Retail Shelves
Not every food product belongs in a flexible pouch. Baked goods, pastries, cookies, and other items with height and structure usually need a rigid or semi-rigid box that protects the product in transit and displays it well on a table or shelf. Bakery boxes can be built with window cutouts to show the product, printed in brand colors with your logo, and sized to match your most common batch sizes.
The same 50-unit minimum applies here, which means a home bakery testing three flavors at a Saturday market can order small custom runs for each one instead of committing to a single generic box. As volume grows, reordering the box that's already selling is straightforward, since the dieline is on file and doesn't need to be rebuilt from scratch.
Labels That Scale With a Growing Product Line
Labels are usually the fastest-moving packaging line item for a food startup, since flavors, sizes, and seasonal SKUs change more often than the bag or box underneath them. Custom labels let you keep one base pouch or box in stock and differentiate by label alone, which cuts down on how many full packaging SKUs you need to hold at once.
This matters more as a brand adds retail accounts. A grocery buyer, a specialty shop, and a farmers market table often want slightly different information on the front panel: a barcode for retail, a QR code for direct-to-consumer, or ingredient text sized differently for each account. Ordering labels separately from the bag or box makes those small changes cheap and fast instead of forcing a full packaging reprint every time one detail changes.
From Farmers Market to Retail: How Packaging Needs Change
Most food and beverage startups follow a similar arc. Early sales happen face-to-face at markets or pop-ups, where packaging mostly needs to look good on a table and survive a day of handling. Once a product lands its first wholesale or retail account, packaging has to hold up inside a supply chain: stacked cases, longer time on a shelf, and a buyer who expects consistent print quality order after order.
That's usually the point where founders realize their original packaging choice (a stock bag, a generic box, hand-applied labels) doesn't scale. Reordering a 50-unit custom run is a low-risk way to test a retail-ready version of your packaging before committing to a bigger print run. Staying with the same manufacturer through that transition also helps: reorders reuse the same dieline and color profile, so a bag made for a market table and a bag made for a grocery account still read as the same brand.
Order fulfillment tends to become the next bottleneck right behind packaging. Once a product sells in more than one location, packing and shipping every order by hand stops being realistic. Teal also runs a fulfillment center in West Chicago, Illinois that can kit, pick, pack, and ship orders directly to retail accounts or subscription customers, which is worth knowing about even if it isn't the first thing you need on day one.
The startup packaging page covers this growth path in more detail, including how order volume typically shifts between an early test run and a first full retail rollout.
Custom Packaging Options at a Glance
| Product | Best For | Standard Minimum | Starting Volume Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mylar bags and pouches | Coffee, snacks, dried goods, powders | 50 units | From $0.44 per unit |
| Bakery boxes | Pastries, cookies, baked goods | 50 units (100+ for specialty rigid) | From $0.44 per unit |
| Custom labels | Flavor and SKU variants on existing packaging | 50 units | From $0.44 per unit |
Pricing depends on size, material, print complexity, and order volume, so treat this table as a starting point rather than a quote.
Why Food Startups Choose Teal Packaging
Teal Packaging is a US-based packaging supplier, not a broker, which keeps design, proofing, and production under one roof. Every order includes free dieline design and free US shipping, and standard production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval (longer for complex or high-volume orders), plus 2 to 5 business days for delivery. FSC-certified and recyclable material options are available by specification for brands that want a lower-impact package. That kind of consistency also matters once a retail buyer starts comparing this month's case to last month's.
Want to see and feel the material before committing to a print run? Order the free sample kit ($19.99 shipping, credited to your first order). It's a low-cost way to compare bag weights, box board, and finish options before you lock in a spec for your first market run or retail rollout.
Get a Quote for Your Food Packaging
Ready to move from a stock bag or generic box to packaging built around your product? Request a quote with your product type, target size, and order volume, and Teal's team will spec out mylar bags, bakery boxes, or labels that fit a 50-unit start and scale with you from farmers market to retail. You can also call (224) 546-8325 to talk through material and size options before you order.
